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Descriptor
English
:
Respiratory Burst
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Estallido Respiratorio
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Explosão Respiratória
Synonyms
English
:
Oxidative Burst
Tree Number:
G03.495.278.620
G04.299.305.620
Definition
English
:
A large increase in
oxygen
uptake by
neutrophils
and most types of tissue
macrophages
through activation of an NADPH-cytochrome b-dependent oxidase that reduces
oxygen
to a superoxide. Individuals with an inherited defect in which the oxidase that reduces
oxygen
to superoxide is decreased or absent (GRANULOMATOUS
DISEASE
, CHRONIC) often die as a result of recurrent
bacterial infections.
See Related
English
:
Granulomatous Disease, Chronic
History Note
English
:
92
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
DE
drug effects
GE
genetics
IM
immunology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
Record Number:
29846
Unique Identifier:
D016897
Occurrence in VHL
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